Press Release

PEMBROKE, Bermuda – April 10, 2017 – Sompo International, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that Victor Sordillo has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Loss Control Leader. Mr. Sordillo is responsible for directing our loss control team in the continued development and delivery of strategic loss control services, initially working primarily with Global Risk Solutions' underwriting teams to deliver risk management services to middle market and large account clients in the real estate, hospitality, financial institutions and professional services industries. Going forward, the company plans to evolve its loss control capabilities under Mr. Sordillo's leadership into a service that will support the entire Sompo International insurance platform. Mr. Sordillo initially is reporting to Mr. Michael Chang, CEO of Sompo Global Risk Solutions. He is based in the company's New York City office.

Mr. Chang commented, "As we continue to build our Global Risk Solutions business, we are extremely excited to attract a loss control leader of Vic's caliber. Delivery of world class loss control services is a key tenet of our white glove approach to servicing each and every account. We are committed to not only insuring our clients against loss, but working closely with them to reduce loss experience and identify ways to improve and differentiate their business operations."

Mr. Jack Kuhn, CEO of Global Insurance added, "With a long and proven track record delivering risk management best practices to middle market and large accounts, I am very pleased to have Vic join our insurance leadership. Over time, Vic will be responsible for establishing a global loss control team that will offer enhanced capabilities to clients across our insurance business."

Mr. Sordillo joined the company from QBE, where he served as Senior Vice President, Loss Control. Prior to QBE, Mr. Sordillo spent 30 years at the Chubb Group, where he held a series of risk management roles of increasing responsibility. His most recent role at the Chubb Group was Global Technical Service Manager, responsible for property and casualty strategy, overseeing large-loss investigations and claims reviews, and directing global safety and security engineering services. Previous roles included responsibility for loss control operations for the U.S. East Coast, Canada and Latin America. He also led the development of company-wide technical guidelines to drive profitable underwriting decisions. Mr. Sordillo holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts and is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and a registered Professional Engineer, specializing in fire protection and structures. He served as Mayor of Warren Township New Jersey for 16 years and is an instructor at the New York City and New Jersey police academies.

About Sompo International

Sompo International is a global specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, headquartered in Bermuda. Through its operating subsidiaries and syndicates including Lloyd's Syndicate 5151, Sompo International writes agriculture, professional lines, property, marine and energy, and casualty and other specialty lines of insurance and catastrophe, property, casualty, professional lines and specialty lines of reinsurance. We maintain excellent financial strength as evidenced by the ratings of A+ (Superior) from A.M. Best (XV size category), A (Strong) from Standard and Poor's and A2 from Moody's on our principal operating subsidiaries. Sompo International's headquarters are located at Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda and its mailing address is Sompo International, Suite No. 784, No. 48 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda. For more information about Sompo International, please visit www.sompo-intl.com.